When AI Coding Agents Pull the Wrong Dependency: How a Trojaned PyPI Release Against LiteLLM Triggered Autonomous EDR and Stopped a Chain Reaction

A rogue PyPI package slipped into AI coding tools. How the Trojan Reached AI Agents AI agents fetch dependencies automatically. They did not check package integrity. Attackers uploaded a fake LiteLLM package. The package contained hidden malicious code. When agents installed it, the code activated. It tried to download additional payloads. Attackers hoped to spread … Read more